Background
Started in 2005, the doctoral
curriculum in linguistics was recognized
by the Bureau of Higher Education on 3
May 2006. It has operated under
the regulations of the Council of Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat University since
2005.
In the year 2012,
the doctoral curriculum in linguistics
of 2005 reached the point where it had
to be revised in accordance with the
section 16 of the graduate curriculum
standards of 2012. Those standards
stipulate that curricula must be updated
for quality improvement at least every
five years.
The Graduate
Curriculum Oversight Committee of the
Department of Linguistics revised the
curriculum of 2005 according to the
framework outlined in the National
Higher Education Standards of 2009.
This included revisions of program
structure, course names and course
descriptions, as well as the deletion of
courses never taught. In addition,
new courses were added as appropriate to
the subject area and international
standards, incorporating suggestions and
criticisms of the past. This was done so
that the curriculum of 2012 would be
complete, up-to-date, and appropriate to
constantly changing social
conditions.
